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Today I'm celebrating 38 years & 3 months of life.
I was born on a Tuesday much like today.
Even though a broken tooth brought me to book an emergency appointment
with a { f a b u l o u s ! } dentist in my current neighborhood,
and the fact that I came home to a hacked mail account,
{nevertheless with a very relieved mouth & the ability to speak & pronounce properly again }
I enjoyed the b i c y c l e r i d e
back & forth.
I focused on e n j o y i n g every minute
as if a separation & a subsequent very possible, temporary movement
to Greece wouldn't be taking place.
{ Greece is lovely, yet at the moment I L O V E m y l i f e here more than anything! }
As if the boxes that are getting packed are simply gonna
take me just to the right place
after having set up home here
This post is all about what I w i s h to be p a r t of my l i f e from now on.
It's a post devoted to a c c e p t i n g that I have d r e a m s to work for,
it's a post about s t a t i n g that I believe with all the power of my existence,
that I have and I am working very hard to make them m a n i f e s t in my life
and however they might manifest somehow differently than presented,
the a t m o s p h e r e and the e s s e n c e is set.
or to remind yourselves about
how I'm painting my future,
starting n o w }
Since it's the 11th of the month
{ at least it still is in the part of the world I'm typing this from}
I thought that sharing 11 p a i r s for your eye pleasure would fit nicely.
{ I cannot describe the pleasure & f i r i n g of neurons that takes place in my brain when
combining pictures in pairs or collages....I just love seeing them make... out!
I know... go ahead press charges on me for eye p*rn }
If you'd like to p a i n t y o u r d r e a m s with p i c t u r e s,
then simply g o a h e a d !
M a k e your own pairs & collages
p o s t them on your blogs
&
l i n k to this post,
s h a r i n g what it is all about.
Call it:
" p i c t u r i n g m y d r e a m s "
Come back here & be sure to l e a v e a c o m m e n t so that I can visit you!
I'll be so VERY glad to see your dreams!
But first, c o m e w i t h m e , I'll share some of my d e e p e s t w i s h e s with you...
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so, yes, the fact is, I w a n t i t a l l.
The w h i t e b r i c k w a l l at my new house to be, the pebbled p a t i o,
the g a r d e n,
the Ikea p.s chairs, the o l i v e t r e e s ,
the f r e s h mint that I'll have planted in my chalkboard painted pots,
& the emerald green one piece b a t h i n g s u i t ,
that I'll be wearing while enjoying the sunshine,
on my deck.
on my white chairs.
drinking cool tea with mint,
all coming from my potted herb garden.
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then I want to g e t m a r r i e d . to the o n e person I love with all my heart & mind.
the person who does exactly the same.
I want to get married and feel all d i p p e d in happiness
cause we'll be M r s & M r .
Just because.
Just because l o v e is a wonderful thing
& such a commitment only o p e n s the doors to f r e e d o m
as we've never experienced before.
I want to get married & g o t o P a r i s.
Again.
{ once is never enough for such a city, I must tell you that }
I want to go to Paris and w a k e u p at a similar veranda.
Wonderful in its humble size.
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Then I want to eat lunches and dinners that will have been sometimes prepared
by his e l e g a n t , k i n d & l o v i n g h a n d s .
{ I can't emphasize enough how much I appreciate and cherish men with let's say... feminine hands }
Lunches & dinners that will be getting prepared while I take care of
bringing f r e s h h e r b s from our garden.
While I do the g a r d e n i n g ,
cause I simply just love it so much to be c l o s e t o n a t u r e.
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Lunches & dinners taking place around l o v i n g l y set tables,
in a place called h o m e ,
where the inhabitants g r o w , e x p a n d , e v o l v e
and decide to s t a y t o g e t h e r to face life
and its sometimes c h a l l e n g e s and d i f f i c u l t i e s.
L u n c h e s and d i n n e r s in the company of simple yet immensely charming flower arrangements.
A r r a n g e m e n t s made on the spot,
with no big fuzz.
But then with s o m u c h love.
L o v e f o r l i f e .
L o v e f o r p e o p l e .
L o v e f o r l o v e .
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I want a b e d r o o m where love can be taking place.
A place where love can u n f o l d .
And t h r i v e above everything else.
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I want to b a k e lemon ricotta and almond c a k e s ,
wearing a blue d o t t e d s k i r t & a s t r i p e d b l o u s e.
I want to bake them and s h a r e them with friends & family that will be gathered around,
impatiently waiting for the first warm piece to be cut, served, tasted & cherished.
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I want to take part in e x c i t i n g p r o j e c t s,
involved in developing b e a u t i f u l s p a c e s
for b e a u t i f u l p e o p l e
People that have learned to o p e n t h e i r h e a r t s.
People that are willing to l e a r n
People that through their own m i s f o r t u n e s,
they become s o f t e r, yet s t r o n g e r,
able to share themselves w i t h t h e w o r l d.
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Then I want to w a l k b a r e f o o t on the simple concrete floor of my s u m m e r h o u s e,
somewhere in a corner of the earth where then s u n s h i n e s often.
there where the salty air can be felt on your lips while you take deep breaths.
I want to go up & down the stairs of this place
that I'll have found,
cause m y i n t u i t i o n t o l d m e
that it's the right place for me
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and then I want to have the ability to e m b r a c e p e o p l e for who they are,
while at the same time being kind but letting go of those in life
who insist on judging from their own limited perspectives,
concluding that a b r i l l i a n t s w i m m e r ,
should also be an a m a z i n g c l i m b e r at the same time.
I l o v e swimming.
And through life by the woods I've learned to also cherish the trees.
But if one judges me here for my ability
to s w i m l i k e a m e r m a i d,
then it's inevitable to
face disappointment.
I have become an e x c e l l e n t w o o d w a l k e r here.
I keep the s w i m m i n g p a r t for when I'll be finding myself in water again.
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picture credits under each pair or collage
all diptychs & collages made by Iro - Ivy Nassopoulos
please note that some links will only take you to pinterest accounts
any assistance in providing precise links & information
is welcomed
